Respiratory Syncytial Virus Incidence and Severity in a Community-Based Prospective Cohort of Children Aged 0-14 Years.

Matthew SmithJohn T KubaleGuillermina KuanSergio OjedaNivea VydiswaranNery SanchezLionel GreshKrista LattaRoger LopezMay PatelAngel BalmasedaAubree Gordon

Published in: Open forum infectious diseases (2022)

There is a substantial burden of symptomatic and severe RSV in children. While older children did present with RSV, the rates of symptomatic and severe RSV decreased by as much as 95% beyond age 5.

Keyphrases

respiratory syncytial virus
young adults
early onset
risk factors
physical activity
drug induced